Ark King Solomon Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school London, Westminster·NW1 6RX
Composite score
52.1
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#6,489
National rank
#1180
In London
#22
In Westminster
Top 44%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
78 first choices, 84 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
158
any preference, for 84 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Ark King Solomon Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Ark King Solomon Academy is an all-through school covering ages 2–18, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#774
National rank
#218
In London
#7
In Westminster
Top 24%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
51.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
58%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
27%
EBacc average points score
4.79

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Age range
2–18
Pupils on roll
1,307
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
64.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
64.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.7%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.4%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
20.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£9,925
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
65 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
94%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Ark King Solomon Academy

Ark King Solomon Academy is an all-through school in London, Westminster, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,307 pupils aged 2 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 51.3, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Ark King Solomon Academy ranks in the top 44% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 24% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. Ark King Solomon Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 78 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 14.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 64% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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